Nevada § 130.704 - Initiation of support proceeding under Convention by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 130.704 — Initiation of support proceeding under Convention by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 130.704. Initiation of support proceeding under Convention by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services
1. In a support proceeding under NRS 130.7011 to 130.713 , inclusive, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of
Health and Human Services shall: (a) Transmit and receive applications; and (b) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application
in a tribunal of this State. 2. The following support proceedings are available to the obligee under the Convention: (a) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order; (b) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this State; (c) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if
necessary, determination of parentage of a child; (d) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is
refused under paragraphs (b), (d) or (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 130.708 ; (e) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and (f) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. 3. The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor
against which there is an existing support order: (a) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support
order of a tribunal of this State; (b) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and (c) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. 4. A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond or deposit, however described,
to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 130.704 ("Initiation of support proceeding under Convention by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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